Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (NYSE:BBVA) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $7.79.
Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. ValuEngine lowered Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, June 1st. Zacks Investment Research lowered Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 23rd. UBS Group upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 4th. Societe Generale upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 30th. Finally, HSBC upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $7.22 to $7.79 in a report on Friday, April 13th.
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Shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria traded down $0.11, hitting $6.84, during trading hours on Friday, Marketbeat reports. 6,185,093 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,206,798. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a 1 year low of $6.65 and a 1 year high of $9.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.64 billion, a PE ratio of 9.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.05.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced its earnings results on Friday, April 27th. The bank reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 6.50% and a net margin of 12.30%. The business had revenue of $325.31 million during the quarter. equities research analysts expect that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria will post 0.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Trustcore Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth $110,000. Premia Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth $129,000. Avestar Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth $141,000. First Allied Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth $159,000. Finally, Eagle Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the fourth quarter worth $189,000. Institutional investors own 3.09% of the company’s stock.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Company Profile
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides retail and wholesale banking, asset management, and private banking services. The company accepts various deposits, such as current and savings accounts, fixed-term deposits, subordinated deposits, and other accounts. It also offers loan products; and foreclosed real-estate assets from residential mortgages and developers, as well as lending to developers.
